blando

/ˈblando/ · B2 · adj

soft

🧈 Sounds like bland: blando food is bland, and a blando pillow is soft

Comes from Latin blandus, meaning smooth or flattering, which also gave English the word bland. In Spanish it covers soft things like butter or a mattress, mild or flavourless food, and flabby muscles.

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